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10th Minority Male Initiative Set to Shape the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With its theme, Tomorrow Belongs to Those Who Prepare for it Today - Malcolm X , the conference aims to provide firsthand information about different career opportunities and education on personal development. grade point average to becoming an author, consultant and an administrator at Montclair State University. health science; 4.)

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More education leaders ban TikTok for students and employees

University Business

Amid security and privacy concerns, Louisiana’s education chief on Tuesday urged public schools to remove the popular social media platform TikTok from public devices. Brian Kemp’s decision to become one of several governors banning the use of the app on state computers. “In accordance with Alabama Gov. .

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Discord in the Classroom

The Scholarly Teacher

Conversations in servers established in Discord are organized into administrator-defined channels that are either text-based or allow for video/audio stream. Discord works well as a communication tool because many students are already using it, and it does not require a social media presence. Procedia Computer. Hartwick, P.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

It’s no great revelation that today’s students are digital natives and view technology as an intrinsic part of how they navigate the world. However, despite their preference for using digital technology to complete day-to-day tasks, they crave interpersonal connections and relationship building.

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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

Specifically: “ Entities performing the functions of student recruiting and retention, the provision of software products and services involving Title IV administration activities, and the provision of educational content and instruction are defined as third-party servicers.” Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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How Virtual Reality is Changing Campuses

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

But thanks to technological limitations and prohibitive costs, it didn’t. Now, 20 years after that breathless article, VR technology is finally catching up with its promise. What can administrators do to encourage the use of VR on campus, and what policies should they be thinking of to keep their students and faculty safe? “For

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The Problem With Mass Personalization in Higher Ed Marketing

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

schools that offer fully online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs increased 85% — from 284 to 526 — between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 academic years, according to data from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Beyond Mass Personalization: Taking Personalization to a Higher Level Fact: The number of U.S.